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* 001m PLANTER.

No. 269,150. Patented Dec. 12, 1882.

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' 3 5 Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

ANDERSON WOODWARD, OF CAMERON, ILLINOIS ASSIGNOR E ONE-HALF TO 0. V.PORTER, ,OF SAME PLACE.

CORNS-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,150, dated December12, 1882,

) Application filed August 5, 1882. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. WOODWARD, ofOameron, in the county of Warren andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorn-Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear,and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, referencebeing had to to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification. My invention relates to an improvement in corn-plantersand it consists in the combination of a corn-planter which is mountedupon 1 T5 the usual driving-wheels, with an independent pair of sinallwheels, which run upon the ground in between the large wheels, and whichare secured upon the cranked shaft which-operates the seed-slides as themachine is drawn 2o forward.

It further consists in the combination of suitable flat springs, whichare secured to the frame or the seedbox, and which have the boxes forthe crank-shaft secured to their rear ends, and

2 5 which springs keep the small wheels, which are secured to thecrank-shaft, pressed downward upon'the ground, as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to produce a corn-planter which isprovided with aseparate pair of covering-wheels, which not only coverthe corn as fast as it is dropped, but check off the field, so as toshow exactly. where each hill is.

with the inner driving-wheel removed. 2 is an inverted view of theplanter.

A represents asuitableframe,which is mounted upon the drivingwheels B.Secured to the Fig.

' 0 under side of the front end of the frame are the seed-boxes, and thefront end of the frame is supported by the furrow openers or shoes 0,which are secured to the under sides of this box. The front edges of thefurrowopeners 5 are sharpened and curved out, as shown, so as to makeroom for the revolving colter D,which is pivoted between the supportingbars or rods E. These rods are pivoted upon the shoes and have theirrear ends held in curvedrslots F, 5 which are formed in the sides of theshoe. By

means of these curved slots the rear ends of the levers can be adjustedup and down, so as to raise or lower the colters. By this means thecolters can be adjusted so as to run on a level with the bottom of theshoes, or can be adjusted so as to out below the lower edge of theshoes, as may be preferred. Secured to the under sides of theseseed-boxes are the two flat springs G, which extend backward a suitabledistance, and have secured upon their rear ends the boxes H, in whichthe cranked shaft I is journaled. Upon this cranked shaft are securedtwo wheels, J, which are intended to run upon the ground in a straightline with the shoes or furrow-openers, so as to run upon the ground andcover the corn as fast as it is dropped. Secured to each wheel is a flatpiece,

L, of any suitable length and width, which is intended to run directlyupon the top of the corn as it lies upon the ground, and not only forceit into the ground, but checkwoff the ground at the same time. 1n orderthat these flat pieces may run directly upon the corn where it isdropped, the circumference of these wheels should be just equal to thedistance between that point in the shoes where the corn is dropped uponthe ground and that point where the wheels bear upon the ground.. Bythis construction it is only necessary to turn the small wheels so thatthis flat part rests directly upon the ground when the machine isstarted, and then the fiat part will run upon the corn as it lies uponthe ground all across the field. When the end of the row is reached andit is discovered that in the starting these fiat pieces will not rundirectly upon the grains of corn, it is only necessary for the driver toturn the cranked shaft so as to bring the wheels in the necessaryposition. The flat springs up on which the boxes are placed are intendedto 0 allow the cranked shaft a free vertical play, so that it can adjustitself to all inequalities of the ground; and these springs can be soshaped that they will press the wheels upon the ground with any desireddegree of force in case the 5 wheels have not sufficient weight of theirown to press the grains of corn into the ground deep enough. From thecranked shaft extends a connecting'rod or rods, which unite the crank tothe seed-slides, so that as the frictional con- 10o 2. The combinationof a corn-planter mounted upon the usual driving-wheels with suitablesupporting-springs, the cranked shaft provided with wheels, theconnecting-rods, and seed- 15 slides, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDERSON WOODWARDL.

Witnesses:

O. V. PORTER, H. M. BALDWIN.

taetofthe small wheels upon the ground causes the shaft to revolve theslides are made to work back and forth, in the usual manner. 7

Having thus v described my invention, I claim--- 1. In a corn-planter,the combination of a cranked shaft, suitable wheels attached to thecranked shaft, connecting-rods, and seed-. slides, the cranked shaft andwheels being independent of the main frame and drivingwheels,substantially as set forth.

